Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01

Ben. that ought to please You. your
old sweetheart at the rectory has had
couple of thousand pounds left her by
her uncle, he m Her."
1.-TWO thousand pounds!" Why. that's
a fortune. Things is becoming ex.
tremely compl Gated think shall
go back with the master.
That night letter was d spatched to
England. bearing on the envelope the
name of Miss Anna Robinson. ut the
rectory. Weslly, Shropshire. This was
| the letter:
my decrest Anner-I ope this will fine, you
| In good eth as 1t leaves me at present. My
| deerest Amer, ii is long time sense. rotf
| to view, but their have been SD uluch to do as
have, no tine. hop this will fine you, In
good helth, deerest Amer This vcry quite
place. their Is no sports or nohink l orphan
81, for deer old Englan an the swete faces,
specially one, | left behind. ] opc to see, II
soon, SO know more at present from your trew
lover BEN"
What the Fraulein thought Of ii
when she heard that Ben had changed
his mind | hardly know. but he made
some plausible excuse. have no doubt.
and promised (to soothe her wounded
feelings) that he would soon return.
Once more at Wesley! The first
evening after his arrival Ben went
down to the rectory. Anna was out
but the coachman was in!
"Yo' back again. my lad! Yo're just
Ike Il bobby, a-turning up when you
are not wanted"
That was the coacllman's welcome.
and Ben resented it.
perhaps, if you don't want me,
there's some one else rs does"
'Then perhaps there's two on EN-,
for / soc two on ON together not five
minutes ago"
"Hey" exclaimed Ben.
"As much hay Us yo' like, my lad.
We gies it to the Osscs and can spare a
bit for II donkey.
Clearly. there was no friendly feeling
on the part of the coachman for Ben.
Then the cook tackled him. You've
made fine mess of it. Be-. Have you
heard what she's left her ~
Left her - exclaimed the humbug
Yes. left hcr-E2OJ0; and she's 60
ing for it on Monday. len make them
very comfortable
Her and her mother" suggested
Ben.
"Ho. no, 10 how roared the coach
man.
Hi. hi, hi. hir' laughed the cook!
"Hee, hrc. hee. hoe ?'' sang the
kitchen mad-all in chorus.
Her and her mother " and then
they went oil again.
It's very tunnv.' said the victim.
"buL don't see where the fun comes
in"
don't C now Then I'll tell yer.
Yo're come back to make It up wi her
because yo' an heard as hers got some
money. But it bespoke already for
her and her mother"
Coachman, cook and kitchen maid
repeat chorus.
I'll not take it," said Ben. from
no ones lips but hers. Her said her d
stick to me. and I've stuck to her. and
| expect hcr'll stick to Inc, and that's
all about it. "
"ThCn you can take it from her lips
now, Mr.. Benjamin." said Anna, COM
ing in ut the moment You never
wrote to me for more than II months.
hough | wrote TO you twice, and then,
when | had some money left me, you
sent me n letter pretend ng AS how you
was very fond OF me. Afore on went
away / said to the cOachmnn: elf he S
not in earnest, then L IN not in earnest,
and that 5 all about il.
Never mind" sa d Bent to himself
that night, IF one door shuts another
door opens"
Yes. the door was open when Ben
got there some six weeks after he ha,
left. He entered the house with tn,
air of IL master, pausing a moment tc
look round on the vineyards which
would soon be his. He opened an innel
door; there sat Frauleln, busy with he
needle.
Il am back again." said he; 'giv,
me a welcome.
"Then you can go back again." sh'
replied.
"But am come to stay and work OIL
the farm"
The farm does not want you
neither do L. she answered
Then Benjamin waxed furious. II
called her tickle and unkind, told he
that no good could come to doubl
dealing person, and left her with til
somewhat double edged remark that "
bird IN the hand is worth two in til
BUSH
think ! ought to explain tn
Fraulein's behavior The old cook {
Wesley wrote TO her to warn he
against that presumm' villun. ~
CasselPs Maga.ine.
What He Threw Away.